Woodwork 1964

Note: All entries are from The Birds except noted otherwise.

640000A  early 1964: THE THUNDERBIRDS. Yiewsley, England, Community Center,
                   "The Nest Club" (once a week on Saturday nights)
                   Line-up: RW (gtr, bvoc)/Tony Munroe (gtr, bvoc)/Ali MacKenzie (voc, harm)/
                                  Kim Gardner (bass)/Bob Langham (dr)
                   Note: Their set included songs of The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Chuck Berry,
                              Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf and Motown-stuff, among others:
                              - I'm A Man (Ellas McDaniel)
                              - I Wanna Be Your Man (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
                              - Maybelline (Chuck Berry)
                              - St. Louis Woman (James Oden)
                              - Talkin’ ‘Bout You (Chuck Berry)
                              - Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry)

640229A  29th February: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England, Women's Institute
                   Hall

640300A  March: THE YARDBIRDS. Richmond, England, Crawdaddy Club
                   - RW plays a set with The Yardbirds for Keith Relf who was ill.
                   Line-up: RW (harm)/Eric Clapton (gtr)/Paul Samwell-Smith (bass)/Chris Dreja (gtr)/
                                  Jim McCarty (dr)

640320A  20th March: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England, Women's Institute
                   Hall, 'Madhatter's Rave'

640328A  28th March: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England, Women's Institute
                   Hall

Spring: THE THUNDERBIRDS. Tour Of The Midlands of England.
                 Line-up: see 640000A.

640400A  April: Harrow, England, Technical College
640400B  Spring: Coventry, England,
640400C  Spring: Wolverhampton, England,
640400D  Spring: Birmingham, England,

640400E  Spring: THE THUNDERBIRDS. Uxbridge, England, Women's Institute Hall,
                      ‘Blues Festival’, “Battle of The Bands”
                      Note: Last gig with Bob Langham on drums.

640500A  May: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England, Townmead School, 'May
                    Fayre' (1st show)
640500B  May: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England, Townmead School, 'May
                    Fayre' (2nd show)
                    Line-up: RW (gtr, bvoc)/Tony Munroe (gtr, bvoc)/Ali MacKenzie (voc, harm)/
                                   Kim Gardner (bass)/Pete McDaniels (dr)

640515A  15th May: THE BIRDS. West Drayton, England, Ivy Leaf Memorial Club
640523A  23rd May: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England, Drayton Hall Grounds
640530A  30th May: THE BIRDS. Hayes, England, St. Mary's Hall, Fleur De Lys Club
640601A  1st June: THE BIRDS. Reading, England, Leo's Cavern

640600A  June: THE BIRDS. Tony Pike Recording, Putney, London. Recording of demos. Incl.
                    - You’re On My Mind (RW) -demo version
                    - You Don’t Love Me (Ellas McDaniel) -demo version

                   Line-up: see 640500B.
                   Note: Both demos weren’t released before late summer 1997 on the album
                             ‘Say Those Magic Words’ (Beat Records BLP-3), see RS970900A.

June onwards: THE BIRDS. British gigs.
                 Note: The Birds were through their name-change and became semi-professional and
                            played in and around London's club circuit and even went on tours which
                            among other places even brought them to South Wales. They also played in/at:
                            - London, Eel Pie Island, Clubhouse
                            - Hounslow, England, The Zambezi

640620A  20th June: Uxbridge, England,

640623A  23rd June: THE BIRDS. UK TV (ARTV) ‘Ready, Steady, Win!’, Wembley
                   Television Studios. Incl.
                   - You’re On My Mind (RW)
                   Line-up: see 640500B.
                   Note: Aired on the 29th June.

640713A  13th July: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640720A  20th July: Brighton, England,
The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640727A  27th July: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640731A  31st July: Windsor, England, Ex-Servicemen's Club

640801A  1st August: Walton-on-Thames, England, Playhouse, 'Hi Fi Hop'
640803A  3rd August: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640804A  4th August: Windsor, England, Ex-Servicemen's Club
640810A  10th August: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640814A  14th August: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640817A  17th August: London, 100 Club (every Monday)

640819A  19th August: THE BIRDS. UK TV (BBC1) ‘ABC Of Britain’, incl.
                    - You’re On My Mind (RW)
                   Line-up: see 640500B.
                   Note: Aired on the 8th September.

640821A  21st August: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640823A  23rd August: Southall, England, Community Centre
640824A  24th August: London, 100 Club
640831A  31st August: London, 100 Club

640904A  4th September: London, Golders Green, The Refectory
640905A  5th September: Walton-on-Thames, England, Playhouse, 'Hi Fi Hop'
640906A  6th September: Hayes, England, Blue Moon Club
640907A  7th September: London, 100 Club
640908A  8th September: Windsor, England, Ex-Servicemen's Club
640910A  10th September: London, South Harrow, British Legion Hall
640912A  12th September: Romford, England, Wickham Hall
640914A  14th September: London, 100 Club
640917A  17th September: London, South Harrow, British Legion Hall
640920A  20th September: Southall, England, Community Centre
640921A  21st September: London, 100 Club
640925A  25th September: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640927A  27th September: Manchester, England, The Cavern
640928A  28th September: London, 100 Club

641003A  3rd October: London, Brunel University, 'Brunel College Dance'
641005A  5th October: London, 100 Club
641008A  8th October: London, The Ealing Club
641009A  9th October: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
641010A  10th October: London, The Ealing Club
641011A  11th October: High Wycombe, England, Pete's Club
641012A  12th October: London, 100 Club
641013A  13th October: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
641015A  15th October: London, West Hendon, Old Welsh Harp
641016A  16th October: Windsor, England, Leo's Cavern Club
641017A  17th October: Stamford, England, Lansbury Club
641018A  18th October: Southall, England, Community Centre
641019A  19th October: London, 100 Club
641020B  20th October: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
641021A  21th October: St. Albans, England, Market Hall
641026A  26th October: London, 100 Club

641101A  1st November: Grantham, England, Face Club
641106A  6th November: Spennymoor, England, The Rink
641107A  7th November: Loughborough, England, College
641109A  9th November: London, 100 Club
641111A  11th November: Spennymoor, England, The Rink
641110A  10th November: Reading, England, Olympia Ballroom
641114A  14th November: Spennymoor, England, The Rink
641116A  16th November: London, 100 Club

641120A  20th November: THE BIRDS.
                   7" single (Decca F 12031). Producer: Franklyn Boyd. Recorded in London
                   at Decca Studios in October.
                   A: You’re On My Mind  (RW)
                   B: You Don’t Love Me (Ellas McDaniel)
                   Line-up: RW (gtr)/Tony Munroe (gtr)/Ali MacKenzie (voc, harm)/Kim Gardner
                                  (bass)/Pete McDaniels (dr)


641121A  21st November: Altrincham, England, Stamford Hall
641123A  23rd November: Warrington, England, Parr Hall
641124A  24th November: Altrincham, England, Stamford Hall
641125A  25th November: Manchester, England, The Cavern
641128A  28th November: Bletchley, England, Wilton Hall
641129A  29th November: Crawley, England, Civic Hall, Town Hall
641130A  30th November: London, 100 Club

641204A  4th December: Spennymoor, England, The Rink
641205A  5th December: Leeds, England, University
641206A  6th December: Manchester, England, The Cavern
641207A  7th December: Sheffield, England, Mojo Club
641209A  9th December: Cheshunt, England, Wolsey Hall

641211A  11th December: Derby, England, Corporation Hotel
641212A  12th December: London, Shepherd's Bush, Goldhawk Beat Club
641213A  13th December: Stratford, East London, Town Hall
641214A  14th December: Hitchin, England, Hermitage Ballroom
641215A  15th December: Bromley Hill, England, Court Hotel
641219A  19th December: Stamford, England, Lansbury Club
641221A  21st December: London, 100 Club
641223A  23rd December: St. Albans, England, Market Hall
641224A  24th December: Wembley, England, Starlite Club
641226A  26th December: Reading, England, Olympia Ballroom, 'Reading R&B Rave'
641228A  28th December: London, 100 Club
641229A  29th December: Uxbridge, England, Burton Hall